Saint Augustine's College Bulletin

212 Pages·1996·9.1 MB·English

by  Saint Augustine's College

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DISCLAIMER
The publishers of this College Bulletin have made every reasonable effort to attain accurate and
factual information. No responsibility is assumed for editorial, clerical, or printing errors orerror occasioned by
mistake. The publishers have attempted to present information which, at the time of preparation for printing,
more accurately described course offerings, professors, policies, procedures, regulations, and requirements of
Saint Augustine's College. This Bulletin does not establish contractual relations and the College reserves the
rightto change, alter, ordelete anystatement contained inthis Bulletin without notification.
FALL 1996 -FALL 1998
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VOL. LXXXIII NO. 13
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CAMPUS MAP 208
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE 5
COLLEGE CALENDAR 6
THE MISSION OF SAINTAUGUSTINE'S COLLEGE 10
THE PHILOSOPHY OF SAINTAUGUSTINE'S COLLEGE 10
GENERAL INFORMATION 12
ACADEMIC AFFAIRS 12
Academic Enrichment Services 13
The Learning Community Program 13
Retention Management Services Program 14
Academic Achievers Program 14
Degrees Awarded 16
Grading 16
Taking a Minor 19
Honors Program 20
Life Long Learning Program - 21
Alternative Teacher Education Program 21
Second Chance Teachers Program 21
Non-Degreed Program 21
Adult Degree Program 21
Admissions Requirements 23
Foreign Students 24
Transfer Students 24
Graduation Requirements 25
Registration and Records 26
FINANCIAL INFORMATION 28
Expenses 28
Payments, Refunds and Comments 29
Financial Aid Eligibility Requirements 30
Loans 32
Scholarships 33
Financial Aid Suspension 33
STUDENTAFFAIRS 35
Housing 35
Dining Facilities 35
Health Services 35
Student Handbook 36
The College Union 36
Motor Vehicles 36
The Religious Life of the College 36
Attendance atAssemblies 37
Publications 37
Dismissal Provisos 37
The Student Right-To-Know and Campus SecurityAct 37
Student Activities 37
Student Development Center 38
THE CURRICULA 40
DIVISION OF BUSINESS 45
Accounting 45
Business Administration 45
Computer Information Systems 46
Computer Science 49
International Business (See p 168) 168
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DIVISION OF EDUCATION 63
Department of Education 63
Teacher Education Program 64
Biology Education 67
Business Education 68
Elementary Education 69
English Education 70
Exceptional Children's Education 71
Mathematics Education 72
Music Education (K-12) 73
Physical Education Teacher Education 75
Social Studies Education 75
Department of Physical Education 79
Human Performance (formerly Physical Education [Non-Teaching]) 80
DIVISION OF LIBERALAND INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES 91
Department of English and Communication 91
Communication 92
English 93
Department of History 98
African-American Studies 98
History 99
Department of Visual and Performing Arts 100
Visual Arts (Art) — 100
Performing Arts Music Performance 102
Music Business 104
Theatre Arts or Film 105
Department of Philosophy and Religion 115
DIVISION OF NATURAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS AND ALLIED HEALTH 129
Department ofAllied Health 129
Clinical Laboratory Science (Medical Technology) 130
Phlebotomy Certification 133
Department of Biology 134
Biology 34
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Pre-Medical Sciences 36
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Department of Chemistry & Industrial Hygiene 140
Chemistry 140
Industrial Hygiene and Safety 143
Department of Mathematics 147
Mathematics 48
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Industrial Mathematics 149
Dual-Degree Program in Engineering 150
DIVISION OF URBAN, SOCIALAND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES 159
Department of Urban and Social Studies 159
Criminal Justice 160
Sociology 161
Psychology 62
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Department of International Studies 166
Foreign Languages (French, Spanish, German) 166
International Business 168
Political Science/Pre-Law 170
DIVISION OF MILITARY SCIENCE (ROTC) 183
ADMINISTRATION AND FACULTY 192
INDEX 203
INDEX 204
TABLE OF CONTENTS
SAINTAUGUSTINE'S COLLEGE
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
Dear Falcons:
At the end of the 1996-97 academic year, Saint Augustine's College will begin its one
hundred and thirtieth year as a distinguished institution with an eminent tradition of excellence.
Throughout its existence, this great institution has prepared and graduated more than 9,000
young men and women, who have assumed leadership positions throughout the United States
and the rest of the world. Saint Augustine's College provided them with a quality foundation
for critical thinking, character building, and leadership skills necessary for lifelong living and
learning.
We
offer a strong liberal arts education that enables our students to grasp the skills required
to function effectively in a world of enormous technological advances and with a strong
commitment to community service. This tradition of learning is grounded in the belief that our
students possess unlimited potential. Saint Augustine's College is committed to actively
exploiting the potential of every student who passes through its portals and shaping future
leaders by preparing them to be the initiators of positive change as we prepare for a new
millennium.
To this end, Saint Augustine's College has moved into a new era of excellence with a
strategic planning process that will place us firmly on the cutting edge of both academic
excellence and community service. invite you to journey with us as we continue this exciting
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educational voyage into the 21st Century.
Sincerely,
Bernard W. Franklin
President
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
SAINTAUGUSTINE'S COLLEGE
ACADEMIC CALENDARFOR 1996-97*
FALLSEMESTER 1996
August5-9 (Mon.-Fri.) Facultyand StaffProfessional DevelopmentWeek
August 13 (Tues.) Arrival ofNewStudents
August 14-16(Wed.-Fri.) Orientation and Registration ofNewStudents
August 17 (Sat.) Orientation and Registration-Second ChanceTeachers Program
August 19-20(Mon.-Tues.) Registration forReturning Students
August21 (Wed.) Classes Begin and LateRegistration Charges
August21 (Wed.) Add/Drop Begins
September2 (Mon.) LaborDay Holiday(No Classes)
September4(Mon.) LastDaytoAdd/Drop a CourseorRegister
September12 (Thurs.) UnityDay
September 17 (Tues.) Formal Opening Convocation
October 14-18 (Mon.-Fri.) Midterm Examinations
October 17 (Thurs.) Scholarship Day
October21 (Mon.) Midterm Progress Reports Due in Registrar's Office by4:00 p.m.
October21 (Mon.) Candidacy Forms DueforProspectiveGraduating Seniors
October22 (Tues.) CareerDay/Job Expo
October28-Nov. 8 ( Mon.-Fri. StudentAdvisementforGeneral Registration
November8 (Fri.) LastDaytoWithdrawfrom a Class
November 14 (Thurs.) Graduateand Professional Day
November 16 (Sat.) Orientation and Registration -Second ChanceTeachers Program
November 18-22(Mon. Fri.) General Registration forSpring 1997
November26 (Tues.) Thanksgiving Recess (AfterClasses)
December2 (Mon.) Classes Resumeat8:00 a.m.
December6 (Fri.) LastDaytoWithdrawfrom School fortheTerm
December6 (Fri.) LastDayforRemoval and Conversion ofIncompletes and Last Dayto
ChangeGradesfrom Previous Semester
December6 (Fri.) Reading Dayand Christmas Concert
December9-13 (Mon.-Fri.) SemesterExaminations
December 13 (Fri.) Christmas Recess (AfterExaminations)
SPRINGSEMESTER1997
January 7(Tues.) Facultyand StaffProfessional DevelopmentWeek Begins
January 9(Thurs.) Arrival ofNewStudents
January 9-10 (Thurs.- Fri.) Orientation and Registration ofNewStudents
January 13-14 (Mon-Tues.) Registration forReturning Students
January 15 (Wed.) Classes Begin and Late Registration Charges
January 15 (Wed.) Add/Drop Begins
January20 (Mon.) ObservanceofDr. Martin LutherKing, Jr. Birthday
January21 (Tues.) Last Dayto Drop orAdd a Course
January21 (Tues.) Last Dayto Register
January21 (Tues.) Unity Day
January21-26 (Tues. -Sun.) HomecomingActivities
January23(Thurs.) Founders' DayConvocation
January27-31 (Mon.-Fri.) Religious EmphasisWeek
March 3-7(Mon.-Fri.) Midterm Examinations
March 7(Fri.) Spring Vacation (AfterClasses)
March 10(Mon.) Midterm Progresses Reports Duein Registrar's Office
March 17(Mon.) Classes Resumeat8:00 a.m.
March 22(Sat.) JuniorEnglish Comprehensive Examination
March22 (Sat.) Orientation and Registration-Second ChanceTeachers Program
SAINTAUGUSTINE'S COLLEGE
March 27 (Thurs.) Last Dayto ChangeGradesfrom PreviousSemester
March 27(Thurs.) Last DaytoWithdrawfrom a Course
March 27(Thurs.) Last DayforGradeAppeals and Conversion ofIncompletes
March 28 (Fri. ) EasterRecess
March 31 (Mon.) Classes Resume8:00 a.m.
April 3-14 (Thurs. -Mon.) StudentAdvisementforGeneral Registration
April 12 (Sat.) Awards, Parents and High School Day
April 12 (Sat.) ROTC President's Pass in ReviewCeremony
April 14- 18 (Mon. -Fri.) General Registration
April 19(Sat.) NewStudentOrientation
April24-25 (Thurs.-Fri.) SemesterExaminationsforSeniors
May2 (Fri.) Reading Day
May 5-8 (Mon. Fri. SemesterExaminations
May 9 (Fri.) ROTC Commissioning
May 10 (Sat.) Baccalaureateand Commencement
June9(Mon.) SummerSchool Begins
June 14 (Sat. Orientation and Registration• Second ChanceTeachers Program
June 18-19-20 (Wed. -Fri. NewStudentOrientation
July 11 (Fri.) SummerSchool Ends
July 16-17-18 (Wed. -Fri. NewStudentOrientation
August 13-14-15 (Wed. -Fri. NewStudentOrientation
*Subjectto modification
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
ACADEMIC CALENDAR FOR 1997-1998*
FALL SEMESTER 1997*
August 4-8 (Mon.-Fri.) Faculty and Staff Professional DevelopmentWeek
August 12 (Tues.) Arrival of NewStudents
August 13-15 (Wed.-Fri.) Orientation and Registration of New and Freshman Students
August 16 (Sat.) Orientation and Registration - Second ChanceTeachers Program
August 18-19 (Mon.-Tues. Registration for Returning Students
August 20 (Wed.) Classes Begin and Late Registration Charges
August 20 (Wed.) Add/Drop Begins
September 1 (Mon.) Labor Day Holiday (No Classes)
September 3 (Wed.) Last Dayto Add/Drop a Course or Register
September 11 (Thurs.) Unity Day
September 16 (Tues.) Formal Opening Convocation
October 13-17 (Mon.-Fri.) Mid-Term Examinations
October 18 (Sat.) Junior English Comprehensive Examination
October 20 (Mon.) Mid-Term Progress Reports Due in Registrar's Office by 4:00 p.m.
October 20 (Mon.) Candidacy Forms for Prospective Graduating Seniors
October21 (Tues.) Career Day/Job Expo
October23 (Thurs.) Scholarship Day
October27-November 7 (Mon. Fri. Student Advisement forGeneral Registration
October 31 (Fri.) Last Dayto Withdraw from a Class
October 31 Fri.) Last Day for Removal and Conversion of Incompletes and Last
Dayto Change Grades from Previous Semester
November 13 (Thurs.) Graduate and Professional Day
November 10-14 (Mon. Fri. General Registration for Spring 1998
November 15 (Sat.) Orientation and Registration - Second Chance Teachers Program
November 25 (Tues.) Thanksgiving Recess (After Classes)
December 1 (Mon.) Classes Resume at 8:00 a.m.
December 5 (Fri.) Last Dayto Withdrawfrom School forthe Semester
December 5 (Fri.) Reading Day and Christmas Concert
December 8-12 (Mon. Fri. Semester Examinations
December 12 (Fri.) Christmas Recess (After Examinations)
SPRING SEMESTER 1998
January 5 (Mon.) Faculty and Staff Professional DevelopmentWeek Begins
January 8 (Thurs.) Arrival ofNew Students
January 8-9 (Thurs.-Fri.) Orientation and Registration ofNew Students
January 12-13 (Mon.-Tues.) Registration for Returning Students
January 14 (Wed.) Classes Begin and Late Registration Charges
January 14 (Wed.) Add/Drop Begins
January 19 (Mon.) Observance ofDr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday
January 20 (Tues.) Last Dayto Drop orAdd a Course
January 20 (Tues.) Last Dayto Register
January 20 (Tues.) Unity Day
January 20-25 (Tues.-Sun.) Homecoming Activities
January 22 (Thurs.) Founders' Day Convocation
January 26-30 (Mon.-Fri.) Religious Emphasis Week
March 2-6 (Mon.-Fri. Mid-Term Examinations
March 6 (Fri.) Spring Vacation (After Classes)
March 9 (Mon.) Mid-Term Progress Reports Due in Registrar's Office
March 16 (Mon.) Classes Resume at 8:00 a.m.
March 21 (Sat.) Junior English Comprehensive Examination
March 21 (Sat.) Orientation and Registration - Second Chance Teachers Program
SAINTAUGUSTINE'S COLLEGE